Daigle v. Clemco Industries

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• construing similar Louisiana statute and holding that “[a] minor’s rights may not be relinquished except pursuant to specific authorization from a court' of competent jurisdiction, and any compromise entered into without court approval is of no legal effect”
• “Accordingly, we conclude that the compromise of a . . . claim has res judicata effect if there is no error, fraud, duress or undue influence which vitiates the consent of the potential . . . beneficiary.”
• “The present case fits neither category because the surviving spouse and children did not sustain physical injury and the defendants were not alleged to have been intentionally or grossly at fault.” (emphasis added)

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